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Christopher Bell hasn’t lost a pole at Kansas since the spring of 2023, and he will again lead the field to the green flag on Sunday. At a 30.111s, he bested teammate Ty Gibbs by 0.040s off in a front row sweep for for the Joe Gibbs Racing camp.It was Bell’s 12th career pole and his second of the 2024 season.”I’ll tell you what, it’s the people that work on this race car that made the statement,” …Keep reading

Earlier this month marked 10 years since the first Formula E race was held in Beijing, and since then there has been no shortage of drivers with varying abilities who have tried their hand in the all-electric championship.This includes a Formula 1 world champion, Le Mans 24 Hours race winners and Indy 500 victors, but not all made the grade and even fewer have made it to the very pinnacle of the …Keep reading

Liam Lawson will race in the US Grand Prix next month after replacing Daniel Ricciardo at Red Bull’s sister Formula 1 team RB.It won’t be the first time the Kiwi competes in F1 but, on this occasion, it’s not just as a stand-in, and his arrival is seen as a test for Red Bull to find out if it has the right man for the future.So is Lawson the driver Red Bull needs? Our writers debate. Only time …Keep reading

Elfyn Evans claimed two of the three Saturday morning stages to extend his Rally Chile lead as reigning world champion Kalle Rovanperä emerged as his nearest rival.Evans, who was handed a three-second overnight lead following a change to his notional stage one time, completed a trio of abrasive gravel stages with a 11.3s margin over Toyota team-mate Rovanperä.Hyundai’s Ott Tänak slipped from …Keep reading

The two-car NASCAR Cup team, which recently signed industry veteran Ty Norris as the Chief Business Officer, has announced its full driver roster for 2025.Joining A.J. Allmendinger will be Ty Dillon, who returns to full-time competition after running part-time for this year — including a handful with Kaulig Racing. Previously, he drove full-time for Spire Motorsports, Petty GMS Motorsports (now …Keep reading

Williams sporting director Sven Smeets has hinted funding had not been solely behind Zak O’Sullivan’s ART departure in Formula 2, after he was replaced by fellow Williams junior Luke Browning.O’Sullivan announced following the Monza event that he would not be completing his rookie campaign, citing funding issues as the reason to be stepping away.Replacing him at ART was Browning, who …Keep reading

Sebastien Ogier’s World Rally Championship title hopes have suffered a blow after retiring from Rally Chile on stage eight.The eight-time world champion hit a rock with the front-right wheel of his GR Yaris, 400 metres from the finish of stage eight (Lota, 25.6km).Ogier hit the rock on the entry to a slow left-hander but the impact seemingly broke something on his Yaris, which then slowly …Keep reading

Sarno (ITA), 24.09.2024: The WSK Euro Series is ready to contest its second and decisive round at the International Napoli Circuit in Sarno over the weekend of September 29th. This will bethe final act of the series that will determine the 2024 season winners.If the WSK Super Cup at the beginning of September represented the best way to return to the track after the summer break, the second …Keep reading

Factory Lamborghini driver Mirko Bortolotti moved back into the lead of the DTM standings with his first victory of the 2024 season at the Red Bull Ring.Starting fourth in his SSR Performance-entered Lamborghini Huracan GT3, Bortolotti showed rapid pace on a damp but drying track to move into the lead as early as lap eight.Mercedes rival Maro Engel put up a late fight after the entire field had …Keep reading

Toyota’s Elfyn Evans has held onto the Rally Chile lead after stewards rejected a protest from the Hyundai World Rally Championship team against the reallocation of a notional stage time.Hyundai’s Ott Tanak ended Friday’s six stages with a 0.4-second margin over Evans before stewards received a request to review the notional time issued to Evans following the cancellation of stage one.Only …Keep reading